The Wright Flyer, with original wooden parts, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft. This very plane took the Wright Brothers on their pioneering flight near Kitty Hawk in 1903.

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The Wright Flyer, with original wooden parts, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft. This very plane took the Wright Brothers on their pioneering flight near Kitty Hawk in 1903.

The Wright Flyer, with original wooden parts, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft. This very plane took the Wright Brothers on their pioneering flight near Kitty Hawk in 1903.